Submitted by tonymmorley t3_zna8el in Futurology
WaitformeBumblebee t1_j0hhrqb wrote
Reply to comment by RedCascadian in Toughest material ever is an alloy of chromium, cobalt and nickel by tonymmorley
yeah, lol, and here's just the thing to launch humans from a giant rail gun (slightly tweaked Julius Verne original idea btw):
"A protein found in human cells has been repurposed to make a material that reforms when it is struck by a projectile, capturing the object intact"
"When something hits the gel, the energy unfolds the modified talin switches rather than being converted to heat, as is the case with existing materials, says Goult. Silica gels filled with air, or aerogels, have previously been used to capture small objects in space, but these heat up on impact, potentially damaging both themselves and the captured material."
Perfect airbag to cushion the 20 G's hitting your meatbag, lol
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